[Daveinyork]

It just doesn’t make sense. The Golden calf was before the Hebrews knew that there was a law. I realize that we mere mortals cannot discern G-d’s purpose, but you should also keep that in mind. Your claim is that G-d changed his mind in 1400 years, or was committing fraud on HIS people. I don’t believe that either is true.

[PapaNew]

Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah: not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt (Jeremiah 31:31-32).

God declaring 500 years ahead of time he was changing the game.